Black ice clowns aggression to new fish?

[Russell m]

How well they behave to new fish they are the first in tank and what fish would you recommend for next fish to add

 

[DSC reef]

How big is your tank? A lot will depend on space and fish selection.

 

[Dom]

Here is my experience with a pair of Tomato Clowns...

The were in a 30 gallon long and had the whole tank to themselves for a few years. I have added coral and BTAs without an issue. As soon as I added anything else, they got destroyed. Those clowns showed themselves to be very nasty.

They killed off a pair of Damsels and a Valentino puffer on two separate occasions. Again, I'm speaking of Tomato clowns which are very territorial and can be fatally aggressive toward new inhabitants.

 

[Dom]

How big is your tank? A lot will depend on space and fish selection.

You could also set up a small tank adjacent to the display with the new inhabitant, allowing the to become familiar with each other, and perhaps reducing aggression once he is added to the tank.

 

[Russell m]

Hey thanks for the reply my tank is a Red Sea 250 and they are black ice clowns. I bought a hawk fish today and they seem interested it so far no major issues